Props for Arraez .400, AL East Dominance and A's Pace
With the offense-friendly rule changes implemented ahead of the 2023 season, some baseball pundits believe we'll see a .400 hitter this decade.
Of course, no MLB player has hit .400 or better since Ted Williams, 82 years ago.
Luis Arraez is raking once again, rolling into the weekend with a .403 average, but the odds are heavily against him finishing the season in historic fashion.
SportsBetting.ag is giving just a 14.3 percent chance for ANY player to hit .400 this year.
As far as Arraez, the oddsmaker has projected his final batting average to be .349, which is more than 30 points higher than his mark last season.
In other MLB news, the AL East continues to dominate the rest of the league. Could this be the year that a single division sends every team to the postseason? The odds point to...unlikely.
On the other side of the coin, Oakland must have one eye on Vegas because the A's aren't playing competitive ball. They are 14-50 and currently on pace for 35-36 victories, which would set a new regular season loss record.
Will any player have a .400 or better batting average at the end of the regular season?
Yes +600
No -1200
(Note: Odds imply a 14.3 percent probability that a player will hit .400 or better)
Luis Arraez Final Batting Average for 2023 Regular Season
Over/Under .349
(Note: Arraez can become the first player ever to take the batting title in each league in consecutive years. In the modern era, the latest someone hit .400 was John Olerud on August 2, 1993.)
Will all AL East Teams finish over .500 in 2023 Regular Season?
Yes +170
No -250
(Note: Currently four of the top five teams are over .500. The latest all five teams in a division were over .500 was the NL East on October 1st, 2005. On the last day of the season, the Nationals lost to go 81-81.)
Will Oakland beat the worst regular season record in a 162-game season?
Yes +150
No -200
(Note: The worst 162-game regular season record is 43-119 by the 2003 Detroit Tigers.)
- SportsBetting.ag Press
